This Western Digital AC24300 delivers Desktop Hard Drive functionality and is built for 24/7 enterprise duty cycles. Technical specifications include spindle speed of 5,400 RPM, form factor of 3.5-inch, cache of 512KB. Workload fit covers Hyper-V cluster storage, Proxmox VE shared storage, Ceph OSDs, MinIO erasure-coded pools, and bulk file-server (SMB/NFS) duty. Pro Disk Network maintains the AC24300 in our enterprise inventory and verifies each unit against manufacturer datasheet specifications prior to listing. New stock ships factory-sealed where available; refurbished units are tested under load before dispatch and ship with a 90-day Pro Disk Network functional warranty. Same-day dispatch on in-stock orders placed before 3pm ET; free standard ground shipping on US orders over $150.
The AC24300 is a Western Digital desktop hard drive component with spindle speed 5,400 RPM, form factor 3.5-inch, cache 512KB. Pro Disk Network sells the AC24300 for $205.26 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the AC24300 work with my RAID controller?
The AC24300 operates with any standard SAS/SATA/NVMe-compatible RAID controller (Dell PERC, HPE Smart Array, LSI/Broadcom MegaRAID, Adaptec, IBM ServeRAID, Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID). Mixing this drive in the same RAID volume with drives of different speed/capacity is supported but never recommended.
How fast does the AC24300 ship?
Pro Disk Network dispatches the AC24300 same-day on orders confirmed before 3 pm ET. Multi-pallet projects requiring crating ship within 2 business days. International shipping (Canada, Mexico, EU, APAC) takes 3-7 business days via DHL Express or FedEx International Priority.
The AC24300 is deployed by US enterprises, MSPs, government, and education customers across multiple infrastructure scenarios. Below are the most common deployment patterns Pro Disk Network sees in real-world orders.
Splunk Warm/Cold Tier — Appropriate for Splunk warm/cold/frozen indexes where ingest write rates are below 200 MB/s per node. Avoid for hot-tier indexes — use NVMe instead.
File Server / SMB Shares — General-purpose Windows Server / Samba shares for departmental file storage. RAID 5 for capacity, RAID 10 for IOPS-sensitive workloads.
Object Storage (Ceph / MinIO) — JBOD presentation behind Ceph OSDs or MinIO erasure-coded pools. Mix with NVMe metadata drives for production object stores.
What is the AC24300?
The AC24300 is a Western Digital enterprise-grade hard drive with spindle speed 5,400 RPM and form factor 3.5-inch, manufactured by Western Digital. Pro Disk Network ships this part new and certified-refurbished from our US warehouse with same-day dispatch on orders placed before 3 PM ET, backed by a 30-day return guarantee.
Pros & Cons of AC24300
Pros
Same-day US shipping from our US warehouse
Cons
Not recommended for OLTP databases above 50 TPS
Mechanical drive — expect 5–10W idle power per unit
3.5" form factor only — confirm caddy fit before ordering
Frequently Asked Questions about AC24300
Is the AC24300 a genuine Western Digital part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every AC24300 as factory-original Western Digital inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned Western Digital servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the AC24300 work with my RAID controller?
The AC24300 operates with any standard SAS/SATA/NVMe-compatible RAID controller (Dell PERC, HPE Smart Array, LSI/Broadcom MegaRAID, Adaptec, IBM ServeRAID, Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID). Mixing this drive in the same RAID volume with drives of different speed/capacity is supported but never recommended.
How fast does the AC24300 ship?
Pro Disk Network dispatches the AC24300 same-day on orders confirmed before 3 pm ET. Multi-pallet projects requiring crating ship within 2 business days. International shipping (Canada, Mexico, EU, APAC) takes 3-7 business days via DHL Express or FedEx International Priority.
What is the warranty on the AC24300?
New AC24300 units carry the full Western Digital manufacturer warranty (typically 1 to 5 years depending on product line). Refurbished and bulk-OEM units include a Pro Disk Network advance-replacement warranty (90 days refurbished). DOA replacement is free within 30 days of receipt.
Do you offer bulk pricing for the AC24300?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the AC2430 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
AC24300-00LC — AC24300-00LC - Western Digital Caviar 4.3GB 5400RPM ATA-33 512KB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $429.83
AC24300-00LC-1 — AC24300-00LC-1 - Western Digital 4GB 5400RPM ATA-33 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $240.29
AC24300-00LC-4 — AC24300-00LC-4 - Western Digital 4GB 5400RPM ATA-33 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $240.29
AC24300-00LCC4 — AC24300-00LCC4 - Western Digital Caviar 4.3GB 5400RPM ATA-33 512KB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $429.83
AC24300-00LK — AC24300-00LK - Western Digital 4GB 5400RPM ATA-33 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $192.08
AC24300-00RN — AC24300-00RN - Western Digital Caviar 4.3GB 5400RPM ATA-33 512KB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $164.18
AC24300-32LC — AC24300-32LC - Western Digital Caviar 4.3GB 5400RPM ATA-33 512KB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $291.79
AC24300-32LK — AC24300-32LK - Western Digital Caviar 4.3GB 5400RPM ATA-33 512KB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $113.51
AC24300-32LKK2 — AC24300-32LKK2 - Western Digital Caviar 4.3GB 5400RPM ATA-33 512KB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $226.72
AC24300-40LA — AC24300-40LA - Western Digital 4GB 5400RPM ATA-33 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $164.18
AC24300-40LC — AC24300-40LC - Western Digital Caviar 4.3GB 5400RPM ATA-33 512KB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $357.09
AC24300-40RN — AC24300-40RN - Western Digital Caviar 4.3GB 5400RPM ATA-33 512KB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $257.78
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: Desktop Hard Drive
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
If the AC24300 is going into a RAID array, choose RAID 6 over RAID 5 for any capacity tier built from drives larger than 4 TB. The probability of a second drive failing during rebuild from a 6+ TB rebuild window is high enough that single-parity is no longer responsible. For all-flash arrays, RAID 10 still wins on write-amplification-sensitive workloads (OLTP databases, VDI write-cache).
Drive Health Monitoring: SMART, Workload Rating, and Predictive Failure
Once the AC24300 is in production, the single most impactful operational practice is SMART monitoring tied to your existing alerting stack. SMART attributes 187 (reported uncorrectable errors), 197 (current pending sector count), and 198 (offline uncorrectable sector count) are the leading indicators of impending drive failure. Alert on non-zero values, not just on absolute thresholds; once these attributes leave zero, the drive has typically 30-90 days of useful life remaining.